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James Baraz's Dharma Talks
James Baraz
I try to convey that the wisdom and compassion we are looking for is already inside of us. I see practice as learning how to purify our mind and heart so we can hear the Buddha inside. In doing so, we naturally embody the dharma and help awaken that understanding and love in others we meet.
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2009-08-10 Intersecting Realities 58:10
We are each the star of our own movie. Practice invites us to honor every member of the cast of characters in our life, remembering that they have their own reality. And through it all we can wake up from the dream.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks
2009-08-06 Intersecting realities 55:12
We are each the star of our own movie. Practice invites us to honor every member of the cast of characters in our life, remembering that they have their own reality. And through it all we can wake up from the dream.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks
2009-07-30 The Woman at the Well 57:49
Ananda, the Buddha's disciple, while on a mission for the Buddha, requested water to drink from a woman of low cast. The woman protested out of fear that her low caste would contaminate Ananda's holiness; to which Ananada replied, "I ask not for caste but for water." A version of the Buddhist text of this story is available here: http://www.mountainman.com.au/buddha/carus_76.htm
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks
2009-07-21 What's Not Wrong...Mudita, Uplifting States and Looking for the Good. 65:10
How mudita (sympathetic joy) and uplifting states are supports for wise effort.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta Retreat
2009-07-16 On Metta 53:09
This talk is a version of the talk James will be giving at the upcoming Metta retreat at Spirit Rock.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks
2009-07-02 You Never Know... 54:28
You Never Know...
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks
2009-06-25 Contentment 53:37
Contentment
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks
2009-06-11 Reflections on our Deepest Truths 54:16
James reflects on his connection to Ram Dass and his teacher, Karoli Baba.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks
2009-06-05 Faith and Confidence 43:01
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Practice in Difficult Times
2009-06-04 Verses on the Faith Mind by Seng-T'san (3rd Zen Patriarch of China), part 3 56:43
Tonight James finishes his series on the Faith Mind by the 3rd Zen Patriarch of China. One of the most meaningful lines in this section is: ”To live in this (highest) realization is to be without anxiety about non-perfection.” Cultivating that attitude is a key to freedom. To let ourselves be perfectly imperfect.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

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